NHK World HD

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings; (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika.

This daily news programme picks up the key news stories of the past 24 hours from Japan and around Asia.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

Can Japan lead the world in making the ideal of nuclear disarmament into reality? Ambassador Yamazaki Kazuyuki, Japan's Permanent Representative to the UN, discusses the current state.

Can typhoons be controlled? A national project explores solutions using ships and artificial clouds.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Nagahara Chisato won third prize in an international competition for cheesemongers in 2021. She talks about the unique cheese that is developed in the agricultural region of Tokachi in Hokkaido.

A depression treatment called rTMS is showing promise - it uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain and may also help to prevent a relapse when combined with antidepressants.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Hongo Shinya is an iron forging artist who creates realistic life-size animals by hammering iron countless times into shape - he talks about the message he hopes to convey through his work.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings; (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Hongo Shinya is an iron forging artist who creates realistic life-size animals by hammering iron countless times into shape - he talks about the message he hopes to convey through his work.

Can Japan lead the world in making the ideal of nuclear disarmament into reality? Ambassador Yamazaki Kazuyuki, Japan's Permanent Representative to the UN, discusses the current state.

From classic toy culture to the tech found in modern toys, Japan has it all - let's dig a little deeper into the playful world of Japanese toys.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings; (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika.

This programme gives you comprehensive coverage of events in Japan and Asia, explaining the day's developments and what is behind them.

Introducing a colourful variety of feature stories, including reports on daily life from locations throughout Japan as well as other parts of Asia and around the world.

Nagahara Chisato won third prize in an international competition for cheesemongers in 2021. She talks about the unique cheese that is developed in the agricultural region of Tokachi in Hokkaido.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

This episode features businesses that have come up with unique ways of finding new homes for unhoused animals.

Shosanbetsu Village's sole convenience store is indispensable for its 1,000 residents and especially so in midwinter - for three days we talk to customers about daily life in this Hokkaido village.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Newts have the amazing ability to regenerate various parts of their bodies, seemingly without limit! Could that mechanism be used one day to help humans regrow limbs and other body parts as well.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Martin discovers the culture and customs of the indigenous Ainu people in the Nibutani district in Hokkaido - get to know the real Japan on this programme and discover useful travel tips.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

Reporting the latest business, finance and economic news with added analysis from studio guests.

Featured recipes: (1) Japanese Rice Porridge with Toppings; (2) Fresh Figs with Creamy Custard. Learn about easy, delicious, and healthy cooking with Chef Rika.

NHK World-Japan's flagship hourly news programme delivers the latest world news, business and weather with a focus on Japan and the rest of Asia.

A Napping Boy Dreams of Monsters: When a little boy's nap is disturbed by a bad dream, his mother comes to his rescue - we examine a print that shows how much the Edo townspeople cherished their kids.

The Ainu: indigenous people of northern Japan. Time-lapse creator Shimizu Daisuke investigates various aspects of their culture and traditions - this time: Ainu Patterns.

This programme takes you on an aerial journey across 21st-century Japan. Enjoy the bird's-eye view of unique landscapes as well as intimate portraits of the people who inhabit the archipelago.

Can Japan lead the world in making the ideal of nuclear disarmament into reality? Ambassador Yamazaki Kazuyuki, Japan's Permanent Representative to the UN, discusses the current state.

From classic toy culture to the tech found in modern toys, Japan has it all - let's dig a little deeper into the playful world of Japanese toys.

A series of poetic videos by Koichi Hozan, a videographer living in Nara, in collaboration with pianist Mine Kawakami - for which she plays exclusive pieces - helps you experience each season.